Saturna Hires Director of Institutional Investing

Meeks will direct Saturna’s outreach to mutual funds,
separately managed accounts, endowments and retirement plans, and will work
closely with Craig Churman, vice president of product development, to pursue advisory
opportunities.

In addition to working closely with Saturna’s current and
prospective institutional clients, Meeks will coordinate with Monem Salam,
president of the company’s Malaysian subsidiary, Saturna Sdn. Bhd., to continue
to grow the institutional asset base there.

Headquartered in Bellingham, Washington, Meeks brings 25
years of portfolio management and investment research experience to his new
role of generating performance analytics and developing investment products
tailored to institutions’ specific needs.

From 2007 to 2012, Meeks was a portfolio manager and
managing director at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, where he started and
managed six portfolios totaling $7 billion. He earned a B.S. degree in history
and political science from William College, and an MBA from Kellogg Graduate
School of Management.